Kevin Charles Moffett had been facing a life sentence with the possibility of release after 25 years, if convicted of murder in the death of Ruben Mata. Moffett pleaded no contest Tuesday to first-degree manslaughter, and is expected to be sentenced to 11 years Jan. 16.

Mata was helping friends, who were working as security guards, during a New Year's Eve party at Club 915 at Southwest Second Avenue and Taylor Street. The guards were escorting some men, including Moffett, out of the club when one guard reportedly pushed Moffett to the ground. Police say Moffett pulled out a gun and shot Mata in the chest.

Mata, 32, died at about 1:30 a.m.

A traffic sergeant who chanced across the scene fired one round at Moffett, then chased him on foot. Moffett was arrested minutes later.